Keller Group plc provided earnings guidance for the second half and full year 2019. The Board's expectations for the full year remain unchanged, supported by generally stable market conditions. The group has experienced modest trading for the year to date and continues to expect profits to have a second half bias. The company continues to expect a much stronger second half, and for full year revenue to be broadly flat on 2018, with an improvement in margin driving a recovery in profit. Net debt has risen slightly since year end, albeit less than expected, and debt leverage is expected to increase as anticipated to over 2.0x at the half year. However, the expected year-on-year profit improvement together with a strong focus on organic cash generation, means that the company expects debt leverage to reduce significantly and to be within the group's 1.0x to 1.5x target range by the year end. Overall Keller continues to expect to make good progress in 2019.